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UMC chosen to manufacture ATI RS690 at 80nm

Jimmy 2004

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Apparently AMD have chosen United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) to produce its 80nm ATI RS690 chipset. When ATI was independent from AMD it worked with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for 80nm production, so this could well be a result of the merger.

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